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America Claims an Empire Chapter 18 America Claims an Empire

Imperialism The national policy or practice of acquiring foreign territories or establishing dominance over other nations.

Factors that fueled American Imperialism Desire for Military Strength Thirst for new markets Belief in cultural superiority

Alfred T. Mahan formed the Great White Fleet (Atlantic Fleet)

Atlantic Fleet today

Alaska Seward’s Folly 7.2 Million Timber Minerals Oil

Hawaii Sugar Plantations Pearl Harbor Queen Liliuokalani Marines Sanford Dole

Spanish-American War US tried to buy Cuba Spain said rather see Cuba Sunk into the ocean Violation of the Monroe Doctrine Sugar cane investors began sinking millions into the sugar produced from Cuba

Yellow Journalism Enrique Dupuy de Lome USS Maine

US Began acquiring new lands

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico was split between those citizens who wanted state hood and those who wanted the local self government as American territories

Platt Amendment Cuba could not make treaties that might limit it’s independence US reserved the right to intervene in Cuba Cuba was not to go into debt US could buy or lease land from Cuba for Naval ports US became a protectorate of Cuba

China “Sick man of Asia” John Hay Open door notes

Boxer Rebellion Resentment about the open door policy Named for their use of Martial Arts

Panama Canal

Pedro Miguel Locks

Cruise Ship going through a set of locks

Roosevelt Corollary

Pancho Villa Disgruntled by US policy to aid Mexican Government Went on killing spree Over 20 innocent Americans Died at the hands of Pancho Villa

John J. Pershing General ordered to bring Villa in Dead or Alive Mexican Government outraged US had bigger problems on the horizon

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